Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813, Britishafter John Hoppner, 1758–1810, British
Title:
Jupiter and Io
Date:
1785
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (etched letter proof, title open) on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 7/8 × 17 3/4 inches (58.1 × 45.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "[...]"; lower left: "#31"; lower right: "13936"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.431
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject | pool | leaning | water | cloud | shawl | nude | wooing | Jupiter, shrouded in clouds, woos Io, daughter of Inachus; Juno may be watching the lovers